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Tuesday, October 6, 1987 Vol. 48 No. 3 NUSAT I presented to Smithsonian Institution The NUSAT I satellite, which was built at Weber State College and is the first college-built satellite to be sent into space, has become a part of the Smithsonian Institute's collections. According to WSC spokesman Howard Noel, because the actual satellite was destroyed during its reentry last December, the Smithsonian accepted the NUSAT I test model and part of its electronic circuitry for the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Weber State president, Stephen Nadauld, made the presentation Friday at the museum in Washington, D.C. NUSAT I was built by WSC students with cooperation from Utah State University, New Mexico State University, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Goddard Space Flight Center and more than 26 private corporations. "Besides the fact that NUSAT I was the first of a kind," said Noel, "the cooperation between education and industry was one of the aspects that interested the museum." The satellite was built for use by the Federal Aviation Administration to better facilitate the calibration of airport radar equipment It was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, April 29, 1985, and disintegrated, by design, December 12, 1986. Since that time, WSC students have completed NUSAT II and are working to complete NUSAT III, which is expected to be launched near the spring of 1989. 4 .1 : "5 n President Stephern Nadauld presented a NUSAT I prototype similar to this one to the Smithsonian Institution last Friday Tuition, food, student concerns addressed Tanja Schaffer Managing Editor At yesterday's student senate meeting, ASWSC president Ron Robinson announced the tentative results of his battle with the Board of Regents on the issue of tuition increase. The initial student proposal of a seven percent increase, with three percent earmarked for libraries, was presented early September after the Board suggested a ten percent increase. At a later meeting, the board negotiated an eight percent increase with two percent to be given to libraries. As part of the increase, much emphasis is being placed on giving salary increases as well. "We agree with paying our share," said Robinson. "But a ten percent increase would be too much too soon." A final fee decision will be made at a Board of Regents meeting Oct. 23. In regard to last year's issue to build a food franchise on Weber State's campus, Social Science senator Jim Puffer said he felt it was a really good idea. "I've been to other institutions in this country that have a McDonalds or Burger King on their campus and the outcome is (a system) that works." According to Puffer, a franchise operating here on campus would be a way of "creating our own money to reinvest in the college." What is currently wrong with food services at Weber State, he said, is that their costs tower 100 percent over the costs found at Smith's Food King or Winchcls. "You can get a dozen donuts for $1.50 at Smith's, but at food services, you have to pay $4," he said. "And they are a nonprofit organization. If food services is losing money, as they say they are, something's wrong." Puffer said he's tried to get universal support on the issue, but it seems "with the administrators thinking in fear of change in any policy or procedure, we have no chance. "We've gone to the economics department, but they're afraid of losing their jobs for getting involved," he said. "We need to take our school and get it to the point where appropriate and effective ideas are implemented. (We) need to look at the pros and cons," he said. "I ran for office on the sole purpose to help social science create an environment where students really learn about social science. I'm not getting any kind of commission out of it." Grant Protzman suggested Puffer define his goals as far as organizing some kind of a committee to "make credible comparisons." Puffer agreed, but said he felt he had "run into a wall with the McDonalds deal." Senate chairman Dave Terry told Puffer to draft up a resolution form. Foreign student senator, Nicholas Bolano, expressed his appreciation for the welcome back home and said he wanted "to clarify certain things." These concerned the cultural coordinator issue he had brought to the senate during the summer. "We need to analyze what my and our interests are," he said. "For the sake of the international students (who are paying the $10 surcharge.)" He asked students to think about what they (International students) have been going through before making any decision on the bill to drop the fee. Jim Puffer moved that a four-person committee come up with a fact sheet. examining the surcharge. This motion was seconded by Resident Halls senator Randy Batcman and the two of them with Bolano and Don Guthrie, senator for physically challenged students, were selected to serve on the committee. Student senate will meet again next Monday, October 14, and will discuss these issues further. Inside KWCR conducts radiothon See page 9 Newspaper history salutes National Newspaper Week See page 2 News page 2 Editorial page 4 Letters to the Editor .... page 5 Entertainment page 8 Sports page 1 1

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Tuesday, October 6, 1987 Vol. 48 No. 3 NUSAT I presented to Smithsonian Institution The NUSAT I satellite, which was built at Weber State College and is the first college-built satellite to be sent into space, has become a part of the Smithsonian Institute's collections. According to WSC spokesman Howard Noel, because the actual satellite was destroyed during its reentry last December, the Smithsonian accepted the NUSAT I test model and part of its electronic circuitry for the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Weber State president, Stephen Nadauld, made the presentation Friday at the museum in Washington, D.C. NUSAT I was built by WSC students with cooperation from Utah State University, New Mexico State University, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Goddard Space Flight Center and more than 26 private corporations. "Besides the fact that NUSAT I was the first of a kind," said Noel, "the cooperation between education and industry was one of the aspects that interested the museum." The satellite was built for use by the Federal Aviation Administration to better facilitate the calibration of airport radar equipment It was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, April 29, 1985, and disintegrated, by design, December 12, 1986. Since that time, WSC students have completed NUSAT II and are working to complete NUSAT III, which is expected to be launched near the spring of 1989. 4 .1 : "5 n President Stephern Nadauld presented a NUSAT I prototype similar to this one to the Smithsonian Institution last Friday Tuition, food, student concerns addressed Tanja Schaffer Managing Editor At yesterday's student senate meeting, ASWSC president Ron Robinson announced the tentative results of his battle with the Board of Regents on the issue of tuition increase. The initial student proposal of a seven percent increase, with three percent earmarked for libraries, was presented early September after the Board suggested a ten percent increase. At a later meeting, the board negotiated an eight percent increase with two percent to be given to libraries. As part of the increase, much emphasis is being placed on giving salary increases as well. "We agree with paying our share," said Robinson. "But a ten percent increase would be too much too soon." A final fee decision will be made at a Board of Regents meeting Oct. 23. In regard to last year's issue to build a food franchise on Weber State's campus, Social Science senator Jim Puffer said he felt it was a really good idea. "I've been to other institutions in this country that have a McDonalds or Burger King on their campus and the outcome is (a system) that works." According to Puffer, a franchise operating here on campus would be a way of "creating our own money to reinvest in the college." What is currently wrong with food services at Weber State, he said, is that their costs tower 100 percent over the costs found at Smith's Food King or Winchcls. "You can get a dozen donuts for $1.50 at Smith's, but at food services, you have to pay $4," he said. "And they are a nonprofit organization. If food services is losing money, as they say they are, something's wrong." Puffer said he's tried to get universal support on the issue, but it seems "with the administrators thinking in fear of change in any policy or procedure, we have no chance. "We've gone to the economics department, but they're afraid of losing their jobs for getting involved," he said. "We need to take our school and get it to the point where appropriate and effective ideas are implemented. (We) need to look at the pros and cons," he said. "I ran for office on the sole purpose to help social science create an environment where students really learn about social science. I'm not getting any kind of commission out of it." Grant Protzman suggested Puffer define his goals as far as organizing some kind of a committee to "make credible comparisons." Puffer agreed, but said he felt he had "run into a wall with the McDonalds deal." Senate chairman Dave Terry told Puffer to draft up a resolution form. Foreign student senator, Nicholas Bolano, expressed his appreciation for the welcome back home and said he wanted "to clarify certain things." These concerned the cultural coordinator issue he had brought to the senate during the summer. "We need to analyze what my and our interests are," he said. "For the sake of the international students (who are paying the $10 surcharge.)" He asked students to think about what they (International students) have been going through before making any decision on the bill to drop the fee. Jim Puffer moved that a four-person committee come up with a fact sheet. examining the surcharge. This motion was seconded by Resident Halls senator Randy Batcman and the two of them with Bolano and Don Guthrie, senator for physically challenged students, were selected to serve on the committee. Student senate will meet again next Monday, October 14, and will discuss these issues further. Inside KWCR conducts radiothon See page 9 Newspaper history salutes National Newspaper Week See page 2 News page 2 Editorial page 4 Letters to the Editor .... page 5 Entertainment page 8 Sports page 1 1